i :,, TIME FOR DECISION See Page 4 Y L 4jit 6 Latest Deadline in the State :43 a ii { 4 CLOUDY, SNOW FLURRIES VOL. LXI, No. 57 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1950 EIGHT PAGES i i Attlee ill eet with Truman To Discuss Crisis * * * * * * * * * * * * British Chief May Reach p U.S. Sunday Crucial Issues Prompt Meeting WASHINGTON-(M)-Presiden Truman and Prime Minister Clem ent Attlee of Britain will mee here soon, probably this week-end to discuss the Korean crisis in ax emergency conference suddenly re quested by Attlee. A White House announcemeni said Attlee wants to talk abou the "Korean and other problems Presumably these will' includ' the question-of which much ha been heard in Britain recently - whether there is any chance o negotiating with Russia to settle crucial world issues and ease wide spread fears of a great new war. ATTLEE also wants to give the President his views on the ques- tion whether to use the atomic bomb in the Korean fighting. The British leader told the House o: Commons today that such a de- cision should not be made "with- out fullest prior consultation" with United Nations, members directly concerned in the Korean struggle against aggression. Attlee broke the first news of the conference in a speech in Commons last night and his announcement was greeted with cheers. Shortly afterward the Presi- dent's press secretary, Charles Ross, said at the White House: "The Prime Minister is coming over. He got in touch with the President through the State De- partment and indicated he would like to come over soon to talk about Korean and other problems." THE MEETING was arranged so suddenly that the exact time of the conference was not im- mediately determined but Ross said he expects to learn today when Attlee will arrive. Attlee's aides said he needed at least 48 hours to prepare for the trip. He conceivably could leave London tomorrow night and arrive here Sunday. Meantime it was announced in London that Britain's Ambassador to Moscow was heading home for consultations. The U.S. Ambassa- dor to the same capital, Alan G. Kirk, is also leaving his post Mon- day for a month's vacation and consultations in Washington. Senators Stall Bill on Alaska WASHINGTON -() - A snow drift of opposition stalled the Alaska statehood bill in the Sen- ate yesterday and its sponsors were t ready to give up. After three days of treadmill debate, Democratic leader Lucas (Ill.) told the Senate: "It is very clear there isn't going to be any vote on the statehood bill." He informed reporters that un- less a voting agreement can be reached by Monday he will with- draw his motion to take up the measure. And he indicated very plainly that he foresees no such agreement. Senator O'Mahoney (D-'Wyo.), floor manager for the bill, took a similar view. A companion bill to make Ha- waii a state likewise appeared doomed to die at the end of this) session, when all legislation still pending goes into the waste bas- ket. French Recapture Indo-China Post S * s S EIGHTH ARMY BRACES-Striving to halt the Communist ad- vance (A) the U.S. Eighth Army braced itself 30 miles north of Pyongyang. At (B) more American troops averted a trap by retreating over the Chongchon River. At (C), however, several traps were snapped on U.S. Marines in the Changjin area. Truman Says A-Bom~b MaVy Be Used inKorea WASHINGTON-(AP)-President Truman said yesterday the Unit- ed States will fight on in Korea with every means at its disposal - including the Atom Bomb if necessary -- to keep Red aggres- sion from spreading to American shores. With the exasperated air of a man near the limit of patience, * * * * More Armed Might .Asked By President WASHINGTON - (P) -- Presi- dent Truman yesterday signalled a swift and mighty buildup of American military strength-more A-bombs, men and weapons-and his chief home front aide said all elements of the civilian economy will be "hurt." Mr. Truman told his news con- ference he will ask Congress im- mediately for "large" funds to bol- ster the Army, Navy and Air Force and to speed the work of the Atomic Energy Commission. Chairman W. Stuart Symington of the National Security Resources board said the impending speedup will mark a shift from "light gray" to "dark gray" mobilization Along with these developments, the administration sent Congress a bill to set up a supreme Civilian Defense chief with unparalleled powers in the event of enemy at- tack. Mr. Truman said this country has made every possible effort to head, off a third World War. He said these efforts will con- tinue and he hopes they will suc- ceed. )UT HE DECLARED in a for- mal statement that "we are fight- ing in Korea for our own national security and survival," and he told a tense, crowded news conference every weapon that is needed will be used. That includes the Atom Bomb, the President said crisply in an- swer to a newsman's question. And thus he touched off a flurry of confusion that didn't end until the White House, three hours la- ter, issued a statement saying the use of the bomb has not been authorized so far and that the President's comments "do not rep- resent any change in thit situa- tion." * * MR. TRUMAN said, and repeat- ed, in answer to questions hurled by some of the 208 reporters pres- ent, that the use of the A-bomb in Korea always has been under active consideration. Asked if the use of the bomb would depend on United Nations permission, the President said no, he didn't mean that at all. He said the military, commander in the field-Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur-will have charge of using all weapons, as he always hasp The White House statement made it clear, however, that Mac- Arthur has not been empowered to use the A-bomb. Soviets Veto UN Demand On Red China Assembly To Get ProblemShortly LAKE SUCCESS-(A)-A Soviet veto yesterday killed a six-power demand in the Security Council r the Chinese Communist troops to withdraw from the Korean bat- tle. The Western powers are expect- ed to press. for quick UN action against the Chinese Reds in the veto-free General Assembly un- der U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson's anti-aggression plan. U.S. SOURCES .SAID the As- sembly probably would be asked to act on Monday. There was some dispute among UN officials whether the veto cast yesterday by Jacob A. Malik was Russia's 47th or 49th. Some au- thorities said tht Malik cast three separate vetoes by voting against the two sections of the resolution, and then voting against the en- tire proposal. Others argue that the vote against the measir as a whole was the one that counted. Before voting on the six-power resolution, the Council reject- ed a Soviet-sponsored Chinese Communist demand for U.S. troops to withdraw from Korea and Formosa. Russia cast the lone favorable vote. Nine were against and India did not par- ticipate. Acheson's plan empowers the General Assembly to recommend that member nations contribute fighting forces to halt aggression, but it remained to be seen whe- ther the Assembly would go that far. The 60-nation body might limit its first action to at appeal to the Chinese Reds to withdraw from Korea or face world-wide condemnation as aggressors. MALIK CAST THE veto in the Security Council after the Chin- ese Communist representative Wu Hsiu-Chuan bluntly told UN dele- gate Warren R. Austin: "I must tell you, your threats do not frighten anyone."' Wu referred to Austin's warn- ing yesterday that the Chinese risk a third world war in their big Korean offensive. World News Roundup By The Associated Press SRINAGAR, Kashmir - Sinki- ang province, China's "wild west" province, is being converted into a military bastion of Red China and a source of strategic raw ma- terials for Russian war industry, according to information reach- ing here. WASHINGTON - The House Ways and Means Committee voted yesterday to increase cor- poration taxes $3,400,000,000 a year by an "excess profits" levy reaching back to July 1, 1950, and the bill may come up for House passage next week. GRAND RAPIDS-Senator Ar- thur H. Vandenberg (R-Mich.), in ill health for more than a a year, reentered Butterworth Hospital, last night for a "checkup." LANSING -Concluding two more days of hearings, Senator Carleton F. Morris (R-Kalama- zoo), Chairman of a Senate in- vestigating committee, said yes- terday he has already determined that the Liquor Control Commis- sion "is one of the worst Com- misnion in th. stat-" Big Steel Boosts Prices- Following Pay Increase PITTSBURGH-(A')-Steel wag- es and prices went up yesterday.- The big CIO United Steelwork- ers accepted an average 16 cent an hour pay increase for its 259,- 000 members working for the United States Steel Corporation and the Bethlehem Steel Corpora- tion. Those are the. two biggest steel producers in the nation. * * * BIG STEEL immediately boost- ed prices about 5% per cent. The Annual Galen Fund Drive To Start Today Galens will man their stations today as the 23rd annual Christ- mas Drive gets under way. The two-day tag drive has a goal set at $5,000. This money is used to support the Galen Shop which operates the year around and the annual Christmas Party for the children confined in Uni- versity Hospital. 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